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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the narrator once see giving a speech to an imaginary classroom, as described in chapter 4?
(a) Miss Emily.
(b) Miss Jody.
(c) Miss Geraldine.
(d) Miss Lucy.

2. In chapter 16, who was the first of the Hailsham students to begin their carer training?
(a) Laura.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Alice.

3. What vice is strongly discouraged at Hailsham?
(a) Overeating.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Premarital sex.

4. In chapter 13, why does Ruby become irate when Kathy suggests they switch seats?
(a) Ruby does not like Rodney.
(b) Ruby does not want Kathy growing closer to Tommy.
(c) Ruby does not want Kathy to grow close to Rodney.
(d) Ruby does not like Kathy.

5. How long does the narrator recall the secret guard lasting?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Three to five years.
(c) The lifetime of Hailsham.
(d) Nine months to a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of chapter 15, how does Ruth go out of her way to show Tommy and Kathy she had known she had acted badly earlier?

2. Who makes fun of Tommy's expressions as he warms up on the sports field with the other boys in chapter 1?

3. Who asks Tommy to get back into his art in chapter 9?

4. Whose departure from Hailsham shocks all the students in chapter 9?

5. What job does Martin (Rodney and Chrissie's friend mentioned in chapter 13) have?

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